Check this out! Great Filipino food! I had a wonderful meal here. I ordered the famous Max's fried chicken and a big bowl of fish sinigang soup with white rice and Calamansi juice. For dessert, I tried the buko pandan. Everything was absolutely delicious!Claudia was my server and gave excellent customer service! I also loved the music playing in the background.The flavors tasted authentic. The food here reminds me of my mom's homemade cooking and felt like home to me growing up. I will definitely be back for more! read more

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This is our first time back since they renovated. I think they renovated before COVID. They updated the place with Max's history and TVs showing Philippines tourism. I like the Filipino decor. They moved the restroom to a more logical location and opened up the room and accommodated more tables. Valet parking only $5. If you want to avoid valet, park at the adjacent mall parking. Waitlist is a must. Because this is a popular place for group celebration. Your group must be all present when you checked in. This is what I did and we are seated right away. It took me a minute to familiarize the menu but not much changed. It is a family style portion and serving plates overtakes the table. We ordered Fresh Veggie Lumpia and Chicharon Bulaklak for appetizers. Sinigang na Bangus, Pork Belly Bicol Express, Crispy Pata, Pork Sisif, Pancit Canton, and Rice for our entrees. Then Buko Pandan for dessert. With our order, the food came really fast. Our server was nice and checked in on us often. Chef Tobal even stopped by our table and chatted like we are ling lost family. Very welcoming and authentic Filipino food that is pleasant for the Western palate. read more

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Part I: Production of Service (what occurs before, during and after) All Waitstaff earns between Four and Five Stars ***** The reception area personnel earns between Three and Four Stars ***** The Yelp overall "Four Stars" rating is based upon service production--not food execution. Calling the establishment can be challenging using their automated systems. Too many steps to follow before you can speak to a live person. The tables are routinely cleaned, turned, prepared and ready. YOU WAIT--before you're seated. This is a popular place for their cultural culinary traditions of foods, beverages and desserts. A lot of "big parties" and social gatherings. It's a lonely place to "eat alone" but personally, I thrive in my loneliness. Sometimes I may not be greeted in the first-instance when I approach the reception, a place where food is orders, delivered and items charged (to-go and delivery pickup) I recommend when service personnel are engaged in conversation with fellow patrons, employees or customers on the phone---that in the "first-instance" you make "eye-contact" with someone waiting for service--Please stop whatever you are doing OR simply raise a hand gesture to acknowledge the person and or designate other members of the staff to assist and facilitate their service. Often business establishments lose their sense of organization when business is busy. Customers should not determine how your business flows. Businesses must learn how to manage their customers just like their employees. The restaurant is always clean and bathrooms are maintained and well stocked and operated. Part II: Customer Satisfaction (what happens after) I have dined in-house and placed food orders to-go. I enjoy the garlic rice, fried chicken and other vegetables and dessert dishes. I recommend Max's for big parties and social occasions. Buyer Beware and Enjoy. * Customers too have a responsibility to manage their own expectations, experiences and expenses. read more

Max's Restaurant - Glendale - Proof of Receipt (Small Garlic Rice) - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

Very busy place around lunch time, especially on weekends. No reservations for parties smaller than 10. We had about a 20 minute wait for a table of six. Valet parking only inside their lot, $5. But you can park for free across the street in the Galaria structure if you don't mind walking a bit. Food was good. Service was good. It was good. Not a fan of valet parking but it worked out. Enjoy! read more

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Max's filipino fried chicken is a classic when going to this restaurant-- can never really go wrong with a simple fried chicken. Also got the kare-kare and lumpiang shanghai. The kare-kare's stew was too thick and there was not much beef. Just like the fried chicken, there's not much to go wrong with the lumpiang shanghai, so that was good. I did like the atchara on the side of the egg rolls. Service was decent. We ate pretty quickly, so not much interaction aside from ordering and asking for the check. Food was brought out pretty quickly so props for that. Overall, I would honestly stick to going to Gerry's Grill if I wanted Filipino food in a similar setting to Max's Restaurant. read more

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I've been dining here for the last decade although it's a 45 minute drive since the atmosphere brings a nostalgic feeling. We've ordered fried chicken but it tasted dry than usual, pancit was great but not a lot of vegetables and sizzling pork sisig which was not served sizzling and full of fat rather than meat. Service was slow too and nobody offered a water refills. Max's glendale was a hit before but not on my recent visit, so dissapointed and will be hesitant to bring back friends and family. read more

Max's Restaurant - Glendale - Fried chicken, Pancit and Pork sisih - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

Valet parking only. On a Monday night, the wait was short, which was a plus, but unfortunately the food was a big letdown. The pancit canton was rubbery and tasted overcooked. The pork sisig was worse,it had an oddly sour flavor, like chopped pork soaked in vinegar. It didn't taste right at all. I'm not picky with food, but this was hard to finish. Based on this experience, I wouldn't recommend this place. read more

Max's Restaurant - Glendale - Sour Pork Sisig - taste like soaked in vinegar and inedible. - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

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We had a magnificent and memorable time celebrating my godmother's surprise 70th birthday party inside the private room at Max's Restaurant in Glendale. The staff and Tita Maria (owner/manager) provided excellent customer care and service from the time of booking and choosing the food items and menu for the dinner buffet and reserving the dinner buffet party up until the very end of the surprise birthday party. The private room was nicely decorated and set up for our birthday celebrant and guests. Max's staff even had a monitor set up to show videos and slides during the party. We even had music playing and the emcee hosting the celebration. Tita Maria we call her is the one that was the emcee during the celebration. She was also the event planner and menu planner at Max's. For the buffet, the food items served were, Crispy Pata, Kare-Kare, Sinigang, Max's Chicken, Lumpia, Pancit, white rice, Gulaman and Sago, Calamansi juice, Buko Pandan to name a few. They even provided to go boxes for all the left overs so the guests can take home the food. This is the 3rd time our family and relatives reserved a celebration at Max's Restaurant in Glendale and they always delivered with excellent customer service and delicious food. Thank you Tita Maria and Max's Restaurant in Glendale. See you guys again for the next celebration. read more

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They have a parking lot, but its valet. $5 is the cost and theyre pretty fast. The host greeted us and we were sat within 10 minutes of our party's arrival. It is a family style restaurant and the ambiance was casual and very homey. The food was delicious! We were a party of 5 and we still had some left over food at the end. We got their signature fried chicken. It was moist, and it had the right amount of crisp on the skin. We got an order of their appetizer of lumpia and they were delicious. Small enough where you dont get full, but dangerous if you dont keep track of how many you ate. We also got the kara-kara (i may have spelled it wrong) but it felt like a home made meal. Their rice was nice and fluffy, just the way I like it. We also got an order of the glass noodles and that was by far my favorite dish of the evening! The server was extremely nice and checked on us every so often. The restroom was nice too! Can't believe this was in glendale this whole time. It was also a restaurant that my friend had on his list that he's been wanting to try. We will definitely be back. read more

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Consistent Flavors of Fililpino Food in the Menu taste the same back home from Manila Philippines! There was a new dessert Mango Sticky Rice it was sweet and delicious But I was surprised the mangos are small and sliced into cubes :( Our server was really friendly and nice, very attentive too. read more

Max's Restaurant - Glendale - Mango Sticky Rice - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

I was looking forward to having lunch at Max's but was disappointed by the level of service we received from the wait staff. He never looked at us in the eye or check if we were doing okay. He just served the food and left. My husband asked for soda refill and he just passed by and ignored him. The only good part of the experience was having the chicharon bulaklak. It was delicious and the host was welcoming. read more

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We recently had the pleasure of having a private room reserved for my family to celebrate an event. I believe they gave us 15 minutes prior to the event start to really add any final touches but the set-up on the tables were already perfect and nicely laid out. The staff were also all very quick with drinks while some people haven't arrived inside yet and they served many of the foods efficiently and quickly while tending to any requests. The menu picked and served to us were some classic Filipino favorites: pancit bihon, white rice, crispy pata, pork sinigang, kare-kare beef peanut stew, and lumpia shanghai. There were multiple plates of the food, leaving us all very satisfied and filled. They gave us an appropriate amount of time before coming in with desserts. We were served a nice small bowl of ice cream and gelatin. Meanwhile, Maria who was in charge of the event as the coordinator, was a great host and stuck to our cues for carrying out the planned schedule of the night. She did her best to help us out and her laptop easily played my mp4 video formatted files on my flashdrive. Sound system played music well from her phone, which you can message to her your Spotify playlist of liking. Of course, the karaoke segment was the most entertaining part of the event with our different guests enjoying the mic and the karaoke being a great experience for everyone to enjoy. Parking lot is valet parking for $5. Big thank you to all of the staff at Max's for their help, especially to Ramir, Maria, Ikkin, (sorry didn't grab everyone's names)! read more

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I am disappointed with the ketsup. Its blunt and sour. Pls bring back the jufran. We only come here for the fried chicken and the ketsup says banana? It is not! read more

Max's Restaurant - Glendale - Ketsup for chicken but does not taste good - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

I loveeee Max's! It's one of my favorite Filipino restaurants to go to whenever I visit this area. The service is good and fast. There's always a good amount of people there having a good time. My favorites: the chicken, cooked to perfection, the sinigang baboy - perfect amount of sour, and the Sago 't Gulaman is sooo delicious. read more

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If you're craving Filipino comfort food, Max's Restaurant still delivers that nostalgic "home cooked family gathering" vibe. Their famous fried chicken remains a classic crispy on the outside, juicy inside, and best paired with banana ketchup and rice. Dishes like kare-kare, pancit canton, lumpiang shanghai, and sisig continue to hit the spot for us , and the atmosphere still feels warm and familiar for family style dining. The halo-halo is my favorite! It's this dessert that has all these jellies with mung beans and ube ice cream. It literally means "mix-mix" in Tagalog. I enjoy going to Max's in an hour because it reminds me of the Philippines. There's not a lot of Max in Manila restaurants the US and one the main places family from out of town love going to. They usually end up wanting to come here. Deducting one star because service is a bit or miss and the downside is the pricing. read more

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I went here on Tuesday Jan 29 with my parents and uncle. We ordered kare kare and bangus sisig. Kare kare was amazing, the sauce was well-made and creamy. I've never tried bangus sisig before and I enjoyed it. Not that fatty compared to pork and beef sisig. We ordered more but they're not pictured. Service was great. The waitress asked us how we were doing often and got us napkins since we only had a cloth that held our utensils. Ambiance was nice, it was well lit. Music was playing, there were covers of different songs by I'm assuming Filipino and Filipina singers. read more

Max's Restaurant - Glendale - Kare-Kare Pan - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

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The lechon and fried chicken were too salty. I thought the rice would help balance out the saltiness, but it didn't. The kare-kare was disappointing, and the pancit palabok was flavorless. Also, the noodles used were thick like the ones used in malabon which I did not care for. Honestly, the pancit at Jollibee is better. The iced tea was the best part of my meal. The restaurant itself was clean, and parking was easy to find on a Wednesday evening. We were seated right away. The women's restroom was also clean, which is always appreciated. The service could have been better. We were probably seated next to the server's family because, even though we were sitting right beside them, he checked on us only once during the meal while returning to their table multiple times. I guess we should have spoken Taglish to get better service like they did. His demeanor was nice, so we still tipped him. The only person who consistently helped us was the gentleman clearing the dishes and I made sure we tipped him as well. Overall, this was a one-and-done experience for me and my group. read more

Good food and brings you back home. Restaurant is clean and service is great. Jason & Adrian were friendly and attentive. Parking is valet only with $5 service charge. Recommend for those who wants to try Filipino food. read more

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I didn't go inside since our friend got it for takeout!! so yummy that my friend's pupper begged for some too :) read more

Max's Restaurant - Glendale - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

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Was craving filipino food so we decided to go to Max's for dinner. Haven't been here in years and really like how they renovated! The space is more modern and clean. Staff was nice and attentive. They offer valet parking for $5 which I wish it was free self parking so you could probably just park across the street at the galleria and walk over. The sinigang was perfectly sour. Fried chicken still as good as I remembered and thankfully they still had banana ketchup lol. I wish i got the regular pork sisig because the lechon kawali sisig didn't really hit. The sauce was a little too sweet for my liking. Overall I would probably come back! read more

Max's Restaurant - Glendale - Mango Juice and mango coco jelly dessert - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

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We ordered Crispy Pata "to go" but were very disappointed when we got home. As everyone can see from the photos I posted, we got a burned food. What happened with their quality control nowadays? Obviously it's charred and most likely cooked with old used oil. Called them at once to inform them but their Supervisor Ramir Cruz asked us if we can go back and they would replace it. But it took us 30 minutes of driving and with the gas prices right now! He suggested to give us a credit but with the kind of food quality they have now, I don't think we will come back anymore. read more

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Feeling like im trying Max's again for the first time (haven't been since I was too little of a girl to remember), and obviously had to try the classics. The lechon kawali sisig (especially paired with the garlic rice) was SOOOO good. I want to say it's my favorite thing I ate but so was practically everything else. Lumpia was also delicious (I could eat multiple servings if I wanted too lol)! Also got a chance to try the calamansi juice. I will say it was very good but it is on the sweeter side so just be mindful. Staff was very sweet (very funny too when we tried not to get rice at first for attempted diet and he thought we were crazy Filipinos lol). The place itself in terms of ambiance was chill. It almost reminded be like a pancake house in a way I don't know why, but very chill area. Good parking around the area too. Salamat !!! read more

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One thing I miss about living in Glendale was the convenience of getting Max's whenever the cravings hit. Recently got a to-go order for chicken and garlic rice when I was in town. Food came on time and was fresh - def hit the spot! One of the better lotion i've been to. read more

Food was amazing! The fried chicken tasted like it was cooked back home! The Sinigang was not as sour as others may prepare it but I like it that way. Not too sour to upset my stomach. The pancit was equally delicious. The lumpiang ubod was delicately flavored. The drinks were very well prepared including sago't gulaman. Our server was gracious and accommodating. We requested that our pancit not have any shrimp to accommodate the dietary restrictions of our sister and they complied without issue. The ambience reminded me of the restaurants back in the 70s and it felt so nostalgic. We will definitely come back! read more

Food is great, but needs to work on keeping items left in the restaurant. First time I called, I was told they have my belonging with them so I can pick it up anytime. Next time I went there to pick it up, it's gone. read more

Decided to stop by for some comfort food. The restaurant was busy but we were able to get seated quickly. We ordered the sisig and palabok. Both dishes were average, nothing special. Food was overpriced as expected. I also got a calamansi drink which was refreshing. Great restaurant if you're in the mood for Filipino food but don't feel like cooking. read more

Max's Restaurant - Glendale - Sisig - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

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We always buy the fried chicken with crab fried rice. Just love the combination. But not today. Crab fried rice doesn't taste like before. Looks and tastes more like just the regular fried rice. So disappointed. Where's the crab? I see lumps of white rice and not crab. Disappointed. Did not satisfy my craving. read more

Over rated and very over priced food. Not worth it specially if you know what really the price is. Hopefully they are paying their staff equally. read more

Came on a Sunday early afternoon for lunch and was seated immediately. By the time we were leaving, the restaurant was getting packed and there was a wait. So, keep that in mind. Food: - Can't go wrong with the food here and have yet to be disappointed. The lechon kawali sisig though had pieces of the bone/hard cartilage, so be careful when chewing. Service: - Kuya was nice, but don't expect top quality service. It will get busy and you won't be checked on as much. Sometimes it was hard to flag down the waiter because we couldn't find him. Parking is valet only. If you don't mind a short walk, there is street parking. You can also park in the mall parking across the street as an option. read more

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This place is a national treasure! Delicious fry forward food served in a cozy woodsy environment. Lived the mango desert! Service was all around excellent! Thank you Ramir! read more

Chain Filipino restaurant but I would say it's authentic Filipino food. We had our food to go. It did not come with rice so you have to order rice. The sisig was delicious, its seasoning is a bit more wet than I'm used to but the flavor was there. read more

Stopped by here because we were in the area and wanted siningang... first the parking was very limited and Had to wait for someone to leave... the inside decor was nice and clean, the decor appropriate. We ordered pork sinigang and Laing, Taro leaves with coconut milk. The Laing was pretty good, brought back memories of home land Philippines. The pork sinigang had the perfect flavor and sourness but the pork was a little tough. The portion was very small so if you have a big family you'll have to order more than one of the same item... A little too pricey for the portion.. Service was good. Not worth the 40 minute drive in traffic. read more

Max's Restaurant - Glendale - Pork Sinigang - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

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Yummy Pinoy food! Whenever missing Max's Fried Chicken from the Philippines, we remember Max's Glendale. Love the food selection, however, I took of one star since portioning is small. Also, customer service is friendly and warm. One will feel the Filipino hospitality. Once you enter, you will be warmly greeted: Mabuhay! read more

My Filipino food knowledge is limited to pancit, adobo, turon, and lumpiang; so I asked a friend to introduce me to more dishes. We tried the fried chicken, pancit, crispy patata, garlic rice, kare-kare, chicharon, fresh lumpiang ubod, buko pandan, and mango and coconut jelly in cream. The chicken was cooked perfectly. So was the pork patata. The portions are beyond generous as well. A great spot for people who eat family style. My favorite dishes were the lumpiang ubod, garlic rice, and the desserts. The other dishes were not my cup of tea (either too much vinegar or too fried). read more

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This place is hands down, one of the best Philippine restaurants I've ever been to.The food is awesome with many traditional dishes, which is hard to come across nowadays the ambiance is overall pretty peaceful and quiet.The service is AWESOME (Shoutout to our server John ;D ) This server went out of his way to even play a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors with my husband. (Truth or dare)Additionally, a few tables over the servers sung happy birthday to an infant, which was very kind and wholesome.(They sang like Family) read more

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The food is always great. I like my Max chicken extra crispy and they get it right all the time without it being burnt. Jason waited on us and he is so friendly, respectful and quick. We got our food within 15-20 mins and for a busy day like today, it was such a nice surprise. There is a lot of seating to handle large parties. This is always a favorite Filipino restaurant of mine. read more

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After a day of walking at Universal Studios, we decided to have Filipino food at Max's Restaurant. Their Pancit Canton is out of this world. Sorry folks, I know they are known for their fried chicken but the star of the night is the ever humble Pancit canton. The noodles are made from Filipino pancit canton noodles in white, buttery sauce. The taste reminds me of the same dish at a legendary noodle house in Cebu, Philippines. Great job, Max's. read more

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We ordered classic pork sisig and was so horrible. Maxs used to have the best. I can't believe they can make you pay for this soggy, oniony piece of crap. It's not edible. I'm so disappointed. What happened to Maxs? They have to hire better chefs. read more

One of the best Filipino restaurants in LA! I've been here countless times, and it never disappoints. Came here yesterday for an early dinner on a Saturday. We were 5th on the waitlist but got seated in less than 15 mins. Food came out quick too and as expected, delicious and definitely satisfied our cravings. My top picks would be Kare-Kare, the classic fried chicken, sisig and pancit canton. Service was excellent. read more

Very bad customer service missed up my order and didn't tell me until I got home and I called them and they said oh sorry we ran out of the shrimp so they didn't call me text me or email me so I can change my order and they charged my credit card after I called them back they refunded me my credit what a joke who's running this place bad service and mangment never again read more

Max's Restaurant - Glendale - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California